🇷🇺 Russian Federation, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇮🇷 Islamic Republic of Iran
🇷🇺 Russian FederationFirst reply
Уважаемый господин Председатель. Mr. Chairman. We reject all the unsubstantiated and groundless allegations levied. Levied by the US delegation as regards Russia's strategic activities. Russia has clearly and meticulously complied with international legal norms and all non-proliferation and arms control undertakings currently in force. Testing the Poseidon and Borivesnik systems were conducted by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in full compliance with the international legal obligations of our country. As for the worsening crisis we see in strategic stability, well, full responsibility for exacerbating this situation falls squarely on the US and their allies. As a reminder. The important and timely initiative put forward by the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, on the twenty-second of September, the initiative being to maintain the status quo in strategic offensive arms of Russia and the US, this thanks to the New START Treaty, has gone unanswered. This step taken by the Russian side aims to prevent a strategic arms race, to maintain an acceptable level of predictability and restraint, as well as to further the objectives of the NPT. However, the Russian Federation seems to be in no rush to respond to the initiative of the Russian leadership. In the meantime, there is an accumulation of problems in the strategic sphere. The cause is the fact that the US and its LAs are pursuing highly destabilizing doctrinal paradigms, as well as military and technological programs in the pursuit of overwhelming military supremacy. We're particularly concerned by the hostile policy pursued by NATO states, which could lead to confrontation of nuclear powers. We are concerned by joint nuclear missions, including the broadening of the geography of the US's. Nuclear presence in Europe. The building by the US of a global multisphere anti-missile defense system, the growing of high precision long range range capabilities for so called disarming strikes, including forward deployment of ground launched short and intermediate range ballistic missiles. US plans and plans by its allies to send weapons into space, turning space into an arena for military hostilities. Owing to these uh earlier destructive steps taken by Washington's the very foundations of constructive relations and practical cooperation between nuclear states were significantly undermined. To restore these, we must agree not to encroach on each other's uh in each other on each other's core interests, to recognize the concerns of the other party, to be ready to work on eradicating the root causes of fundamental contradictions, as per the principle of equal and indivisible security. The key among these root causes is the forthright expansion of NATO in the post Soviet space in an attempt to subsume it geopolitically and to develop it in military and strategic terms. Under these conditions, my country will continue to take the necessary steps to uphold our national security. Mr Chairman, we also repudiate all of the groundless and unsubstated allegations levied at us as regards uh the outer space activities of the Russian Federation. For those who are slow on the uptake, let us repeat what we said earlier. Our efforts to explore outer space are being conducted in keeping with our international obligations for solely peaceful purposes. They do not threaten the activities of other states in outer space. Furthermore, we would like to respond to the groundless statements made by some delegations who are trying to distort the situation regarding the situation surrounding anti-personnel mines, that treaty. Completely divorced from reality were the statements of Western states. They are trying to pin blame on the Russian Federation, blame for their own irresponsible decisions and their own undermining of the antipersonnel mines treaty. Countries bordering with Russia are trying to withdraw from this convention, and this clearly shows that uh they're playing fast and loose with their international obligations. These restrictions no longer f suit these countries, so they've decided to shirk them. And they're not even using substantive rationale to justify their actions. I thank you.
🇮🇱 IsraelFirst replyin response to Islamic Republic of Iran
Thank you, Chair. I'm compelled to react to the AOVs made by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran earlier today. We categorically reject his baseless accusations. We note that Iran's objection to the ATT failed to mention one crucial element, namely the fact that the Islamic Republic of Iran is a terror sponsoring state. Who deliberately transfers arms to terrorists? The consequences of such illicit trafficking of arms are, among others, intentional and indiscriminate terror attacks against civilians, with the October 7th massacre being the prime example. Through the Quds Force, Iran supports terrorist organization by transferring large amounts of military equipment, as well as providing training and assisting with the maintenance of weapons, transferring components and knowledge for independent production, assembly, upgrading, and more. Chair, we believe that the prevention of diversion and proliferation of arms to unauthorized recipients, in particular to terrorists, is paramount and must be accorded due attention in the ATT and beyond, as mentioned earlier today by other countries in our region. In this regard, it must be clear that terror organizations and violent non state actors, specifically in the Middle East, are well funded organizations that hold arsenals outnumbering those of some states. Since terror organizations do not see themselves accountable to any normative nor moral standard, the only way to stop them is by denying them the possibility to acquire weapons in the first place. In this light, strongly condemning the activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran can enhance the collective securities of all states, especially in the Middle East. I thank you.
🇮🇷 Islamic Republic of IranFirst reply
Thank you, Mr. Chair. My delegation once again firmly rejects and categorically condemns the absurd and baseless allegations made by the representative of the terrorist and child killing Israeli regime. I would simply note that the regime which stands as the greatest violator of international law, human rights, and international humanitarian law has no moral authority to lecture others. These statements are nothing but a desperate and deliberate attempt to whitewash the Israeli regime's heinous crimes and atrocities in the Middle East. I thank you, Mr. Chair.
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